Follow spoiler-free hints for every theme word, including starting letters and word lengths, to help you solve the puzzle without revealing the answers too soon.
Check the complete answers, featuring all non-spangram words and today's spangram for the August 4 NYT Strands puzzle.
Understand today's theme and see how pharmacy-related terms connect to form another engaging daily Strands challenge.
Today's NYT Strands puzzle brings a recognizable pharmaceutical challenge. Once a few words appear, the overall theme becomes much easier to identify. Unlike the other theme words, the Spangram stretches across the grid, connecting two opposite sides. It can change direction as it winds through adjacent letters, making it one of the puzzle's defining features.
Today's NYT Strands is ‘Staying healthy.’ Hearing the theme immediately brings to mind having food that keeps you away from doctors and medicines. So, today’s non-spangram words are mostly associated with terms that we use when we are sick.
Most of the words are easy to identify, although a few may be slightly trickier depending on familiarity with the city. The solution offers complete satisfaction since the theme remains unchanged from the start to the conclusion.
Here are the clues for each word in today’s puzzle:
First word: a six-letter word starting with RE
Second word: a seven-letter word starting with CO
Third word: a seven-letter word starting with CO
Fourth word: an eight-letter word starting with ME
Fifth word: a twelve-letter word starting with IM
The non-spangram answers for the August 4 NYT Strands Answer are:
REFILL
CONSULT
COUNTER
MEDICINE
IMMUNIZATION
Spangram Explained
Spangram: PHARMACY
The puzzle of today provides a simple yet enjoyable challenge that features terms that indicate some of the most commonly used words in the world. The NYT Strands Today puzzle combines entertaining wordplay with established categories to produce daily puzzles that provide satisfying gameplay to all players.